By Mike LangeStaff Writer     On our trip to California earlier this year, I dropped everything from my pockets into the Portland Jetport security bin, took off my shoes and was ready to be scanned.

To the Editor:    Diesel engines can burn hydrogen as a very inexpensive and clean fuel.

To the Editor:    A woman called me and said, “I know you but you won’t remember me.

More on Sangerville code of ethics To the Editor:    In reply to Selectwoman Melissa Randall’s comments in the July 2, 2014 article in the Observer: I will call it my ordinance but it is in fact our ordinance.

By David Trahan     Black bears are becoming a national menace as well as a serious threat to public safety and private property, and exacerbating this problem is the Humane Society of the United States and its radical, Pollyanna belief that bears can be managed without the use of hunters.

Family SearcherBy Nina Brawn     I have found that I am a disorganized genealogist in some ways, while I am very organized in others.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Like Sangerville Selectman Bill Rowe, I’ve never been a big ATV fan.

By Tom Vilsack     What began as a small sail-making shop in 19th century New York City has evolved into the modern realization of one family’s American Dream— a family-owned and –operated small business whose product has been a part of some of the most iconic images in our nation’s history.

Secretive corridor project already doing damage To the Editor:    Recently, I participated in an all-day sidewalk picket on June 16 outside the Cianbro headquarters in Pittsfield.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Greetings from Piscataquis County!    I have to assume you’ve picked up a copy of the Piscataquis Observer somewhere between Newport and Dover-Foxcroft.

Senior MatterBy Meg Callaway   There’s a lot of buzz lately about making life better for seniors in Piscataquis County.

By Shenna Bellows     I’m running for U.

The importance of informed choice To the Editor:    I would like to raise awareness of the importance of informed choice.

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Family Searcher by Nina Brawn     Names can be a tricky thing when doing genealogy, so it helps to know a little about the names and the naming traditions in your country of origin.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     While casually watching the 6 o’clock news one night, a figure came on the screen that caught my attention.

To the Editor:    I came across the attached poem about The Observer in a diary I was reviewing for the Brownville Historical Society.

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